2018 Mayo Senior Football Championship

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2018 Mayo Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County Mayo
Year2018
TrophyPaddy Moclair Cup
SponsorConnacht Gold
Date7 April - 20 October 2018
Teams16
Defending champions Castlebar Mitchels
Winners
Champions Ballintubber (4th win)
ManagerKevin Johnson
CaptainDamien Coleman
Qualify for Connacht Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Breaffy
Manager Peter Ford & Shane Conway
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s) Belmullet
Relegated team(s) Crossmolina Deel Rovers
Other
Matches played35
Top Scorer Cillian O'Connor
  2017
2019  

The 2018 Mayo Senior Football Championship was the 117th edition of the Mayo GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Mayo, Ireland. Sixteen teams competed with the winners going on to represent Mayo in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The championship started with a group stage and progressed to a knock out stage. The winners received the Paddy Moclair Cup.

Contents

Moy Davitts returned to the top-flight for the first time since their relegation in 2010, having claimed the 2017 Intermediate Championship title with a replay victory over Kiltimagh.

Castlebar Mitchels were the defending champions for the third season running after they defeated Ballintubber in the 2017 final. Ballintubber dethroned Mitchels in the semi-final following a replay, before defeating Breaffy in the final to win their 4th title. Crossmolina, 2001 All-Ireland champions, were relegated to the intermediate grade for the 2019 season.

Team Changes

As 2017 Intermediate Champions, Moy Davitts were promoted to the Senior Championship for 2018. They took the place of Ballinrobe, who were relegated from the Senior Championship at the end of the 2017 season. [1] [2]

Clubs

The 2018 Championship was contested by 16 clubs: 4 of them from South Mayo, 4 from North Mayo, 4 from West Mayo, 4 from East Mayo.

TeamTeam coloursPosition in 2017
Aghamore   Relegation Semi-Finalists
Ballaghaderreen   Non-Qualifier
Ballina Stephenites   Quarter-finalists
Ballintubber   Finalists
Breaffy   Quarter-finalists
Castlebar Mitchels   champions
Charlestown Sarsfields   Non-Qualifier
Claremorris   Semi-Finalists
Crossmolina Deel Rovers   Non-Qualifier
Davitts   Relegation Finalists
Garrymore   Semi-Finalists
Hollymount-Carramore    Quarter-Finalists
Kiltane   Non-Qualifier
Knockmore   Quarter-Finalists
Moy Davitts   I.F.C. Champions
Westport   Relegation Semi-Finalists

Group stage

All 16 teams entered the competition at this stage. The top 2 teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals while the bottom team of each group entered a Relegation Playoff. All teams played one home match, one away match and one match at a neutral venue. In the event of two teams finishing on the same points total, placings were decided by head-to-head record between the teams, then by scoring difference.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Knock-Out Stage

The top two teams in each group progressed to the knock-out stage. Group winners were drawn against group runners-up, and all games were played at neutral venues.

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Ballintubber2-17
Moy Davitts 0-11 Ballintubber0-16
Castlebar Mitchels1-20 Castlebar Mitchels 0-15
Claremorris 2-09 Ballintubber0-12
Westport 0-10 Breaffy 1-08
Breaffy0-11 Breaffy1-13
Garrymore 0-18 Ballaghaderren 1-10
Ballaghaderren3-11

Quarter-finals

22 September 2018 [7]
18:00
Quarter Final
Westport Dublin colours.PNG 0-10 (10)(11) 0-11 Colours of Laois.svg Breaffy
(HT: 0-05 0-09)

Pts: C. Moran 3, K. Kilkelly 3(3f), F. McDonagh 2, L. Cawley 1, P. O'Malley 1(f)

Pts: C. O'Shea 5 (3f), R. Hennelly 4 (4f), A. O'Shea 1, S McDermott 1
MacHale Park , Castlebar
Referee: L. Devenney (Ballina Stephenites)

22 September 2018 [7]
19:30
Quarter Final
Ballintubber Cork colours.PNG 2-17 (23)(11) 0-11 Derry colours.PNG Moy Davitts
(HT: 2-10 0-08)
Gls: A. Plunkett 1, A. Dillon 1
Pts: C. O'Connor 7 (6f), A. Plunkett 3, J. Gibbons 3, P. O'Connor 2, S. O'Malley 2

Pts: B. Reape 4 (1f), L. Byrne 2, J. Mulderrig 1, P. Ruane 1, A. Jordan 1, S. Kelly 1, C. Byrne 1 (f)
MacHale Park , Castlebar
Referee: K. Connelly (Hollymount-Carramore)

23 September 2018 [7]
13:00
Quarter Final
Castlebar Mitchels 1-20 (23)(15) 2-09 Colours of Laois.svg Claremorris
(HT: 1-12 1-00)
Gls: A. Walsh 1
Pts: N. Douglas 6, P. Durcan 4, J. Durcan 3, D. Stenson 3 (1f), D. Kirby 2, D. Newcombe 1, A. Walsh 1
Gls: J. Shaughnessy 1 (pen), C. Diskin 1
Pts: J. Shaughnessy 4 (3f), C. Diskin 2 (1f), P. Barry 1, D. O'Reilly 1, D. Egan 1
MacHale Park , Castlebar
Referee: J. Walker (Chill Chomain)

23 September 2018 [7]
14:30
Quarter Final
Garrymore Cork colours.PNG 0-18 (18)(20) 3-11 Limerick colours.PNG Ballaghaderreen
(HT: 0-07 2-04)

Pts: P. Deely 8 (5f), M. Tierney 4 (3f), G. Golden 2, C. Crowe 1, B. Cunningham 1, S. Nally 1, C. Slattery 1
Gls: D. Kelly 2, C. Hanley 1
Pts: B. Regan 4 (1f), R. Lynch 3, A. Moran 2, K. Callaghan 1, D. Kelly 1
MacHale Park , Castlebar
Referee: V. Neary (Bonniconlon)

Semi-finals

6 October 2018 [8]
18:00
Semi Final
Ballaghaderreen Limerick colours.PNG 1-10 (13)(16) 1-13 Colours of Laois.svg Breaffy
(HT: 0-06 1-07)
Gls: K. Callaghan 1
Pts: B. Regan 4 (3f), A. Moran 3, C. Doohan 1, L. O'Grady 1, R. Lynch 1
Gls: G. Dunne 1
Pts: T. O'Reilly 5 (2f), C. O'Shea 4 (3f), G. Dunne 1, M. Ruane 1, S. O'Shea 1, A. O'Shea 1
MacHale Park , Castlebar
Referee: K. Connolly (Hollymount-Carramore)

6 October 2018 [8]
19:30
Semi Final
Ballintubber Cork colours.PNG 1-12 (15)(15) 1-12
(a.e.t.)
Castlebar Mitchels
(HT: 1-03 0-05)
(FT: 1-09 1-09)
Gls: M. Plunkett 1
Pts: C. O'Connor 8 (7f), C. Gavin 2 (1f), M. Kelly 1, J. Finnerty 1
Gls: R. O'Malley 1
Pts: D. Stenson 5 (3f), N. Douglas 4 (1 '45), B. Moran 2, A. O'Boyle 1
MacHale Park , Castlebar
Referee: L. Devenney (Ballina Stephenites)

13 October 2018 [9]
19:00
Semi Final Replay
Ballintubber Cork colours.PNG 0-16 (16)(15) 0-15
(a.e.t.)
Castlebar Mitchels
(HT: 0-07 0-05)
(FT: 0-12 0-12)

Pts: C. O'Connor 7 (6f), D. O'Connor 2, A. Dillon 2, G. Loftus 1, J. Gibbons 1, S. O'Malley 1, B. Walsh 1, J. Geraghty 1

Pts: N. Douglas 5 (3f), D. Stenson 3 (3f), S. Hopkins 2, J, Durcan 2, B. Moran 1, P. Durcan 1, A. O'Boyle 1
MacHale Park , Castlebar
Referee: J. Glavey (Aghamore)

Final

20 October 2018
20:00
Final
Ballintubber Cork colours.PNG 0-12 (12)(11) 1-08 Colours of Laois.svg Breaffy
(HT: 0-06 1-02)

Pts: C. O'Connor 7 (6f), S. O'Malley 2, D. Coleman 1, A. Dillon 1, D. O'Connor 1
Gls: P. Dravins 1
Pts: C. O'Shea 3 (3f), T O'Reilly 2, R. Hennelly 1 ('45), G. Dunne 1, R. Fadden 1
MacHale Park , Castlebar
Referee: V. Neary (Bonniconlon)
Attendance: 8,311

Relegation Playoffs

The four teams who finished bottom of their groups entered the relegation play-offs, with the two losers of the semi-finals meeting in the relegation play-off final. All games were played at neutral venues. Crossmolina, as losers of the final, were relegated to the Intermediate Championship for 2019.

Relegation Semi-Finals

22 September 2018 [7]
16:00
Relegation Semi-Final
Aghamore Cork colours.PNG 2-11 (17)(11) 1-08 Down colours.PNG Davitts
(HT: 0-06 0-06)
Gls: C. Harrison 1, I. Carty 1
Pts: R. Egan 7 (3f), F. Boland 2, S. Tigue 1, A. Freeman 1
Gls: C. Boyle 1
Pts: L. Kearns 2, J. Ronayne 2, C. Hennelly 1, C. Boyle 1, R. McNamara 1, S. Treacy 1
Ballyhaunis , Ballyhaunis
Referee: V. Neary (Bonniconlon)

23 September 2018 [7]
13:00
Relegation Semi-Final
Knockmore Colours of Roscommon.svg 1-12 (15)(7) 0-07 Colours of Galway.svg Crossmolina Deel Rovers
(HT: 1-05 0-02)
Gls: D. McHale 1
Pts: D. McHale 3, A. Orme 3, C. Reape 2 (1f), K. Ruttledge 2, K. McLoughlin 1, S. Ruttledge 1

Pts: F. Duffy 6 (6f), C. Loftus 1
James Stephen's Park , Ballina
Referee: D. Corcoran (Islandeady)

Relegation Final

6 October 2018 [10]
16:30
Relegation Final
Davitts Down colours.PNG 0-17 (17)(16) 1-13 Colours of Galway.svg Crossmolina Deel Rovers
(HT: 0-06 1-08)

Pts: E. Ronane 5, C. Hennelly 3 (1f), R. McNamara 3 (2f), J. Ronayne 2 (1f), M. Conroy 2, S. Treacy 1, C. Boyle 1
Gls: S. Duffy 1
Pts: F. Duffy 9 (7f), C. Carolan 3, S. Duffy 1
Fr. O'Hara Memorial Park , Charlestown
Referee: J. Glavey (Aghamore)

Awards

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Notes

  1. Pitch unplayable at Fr. O'Hara Memorial Park, Charlestown.
  2. Pitch unplayable at Hollymount.

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